Classification of very low birth weight infants as small for gestational age: International vs. national standards.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is not precisely known whether the use of national (Carrascosa 2008) and international growth standards (INTERGROWTH-21) shows good concordance in classifying very low birth weight infants as small-for-gestational-age or whether with the same degree of morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were a) to evaluate the concordance between small-for-gestational-age neonates weighing <1500 g classified using the national and international standards, and b) to compare the morbidity and mortality of small-for-gestational-age neonates classified by both standards.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted with very low birth weight infants. The concordance between the INTERGROWTH-21 and Carrascosa 2008 standards was analyzed, along with differences in g

SUBMITTER: Tejon-Fernandez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12061126 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature